THE SPIRIT IN ARCHITECTURE EXAMINES THE WORK OF JOHN LAUTNER , ONE OF
THE MOST VISIONARY AND PROFOUND ARCHITECTS, WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER IN LOS
ANGELES IN THE 1930'S. THIS ILLUMINATING JOURNEY INTO LAUTNER'S WORLD
FEATURES NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE FROM HIS APPRENTICESHIP WITH FRANK
LLOYD WRIGHT AT TALIESIN; EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS EXTRAORDINARY
BUILDINGS; AND INTERVIEWS WITH HISTORIANS, CRITICS, COLLABORATORS, CLIENTS,
AND LAUTNER HIMSELF, WHICH PUT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN PERSPECTIVE. HIS BUILDING'S
USE IN FEATURE FILMS AND HIS "GOOGIE'S COFFEE SHOP DESIGN DEMONSTRATE
HIS CONTRIBUTION TO POPULAR CULTURE.